Mad #24 July 1955
- Cover Writer: Harvey Kurtzman
- Cover Border Artists: Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder
- Mad Logo: Harvey Kurtzman
- Bofforin (Ad parody) (Will Elder art)
- Extremely important message from the editors
(Harvey Kurtzman)
- Gluggle! (Movie Poster parody) (Wally Wood art)
- Contents (summary written by Harvey Kurtzman) and Letters
- Ironmaidenfit (Ad parody)
(written by Harvey Kurtzman / Jack Davis art)
- Mmboy Cream Deoderant (Ad parody) (Will Elder art)
- Is a Trip to the Moon Possible?
(written by Harvey Kurtzman / Wally Wood art)
- Report from Russia (in Russian)
(written by Harvey Kurtzman)
- Out of the Frying Pan and into the Soup
Bernie Krigstein art / written by Ira Wallach
- Wrestling (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Jack Davis art)
- Newspaper Comics (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder art)
- Classy Crimes #138:
Who put the Strichnine in Mrs. Murphy's Husband? Will Elder art / written by Bernard Shir-Cliff
- Anyone Can Build This Coffee Table
(written by Harvey Kurtzman / Jack Davis art)
- Is This Your Life? (TV satire)
(written by Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder art)
- Tom Swiffft and His Electric Ping Pong Ball
Will Elder art / written by Ernie Kovacs
- A Guide for Future Job Hunters
- How to get the job you want by thinking positively and also get ahead by learning my five rules that will give you a new and unbelievable positive personality and help you achieve success
-- written by Roger Price
- Vera's Cruz (movie satire)
(written by Harvey Kurtzman / Jack Davis art)
- Ad parodies for Anasprin and Rubbaban (Will Elder art)
- Real Ad for The Mad Reader (35 cents takes one home)
- Pictoquiz (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Jack Davis art)
- Pund's Cold Cream (Ad parody) (Jack Davis art)
- Bind-Aig Plastic Strips (Ad parody)
(written by Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder art)
- Back Cover -- Jell-y (Ad parody)
(written by Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder art)
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